CVE-2012-5576

Summary

CVECVE-2012-5576
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-18 01:55:06 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in file-xwd.c in the X Window Dump (XWD) plug-in in GIMP 2.8.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) red, (2) green, or (3) blue color mask in an XWD file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gimp Gimp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:082 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Bug 687392 - Memory corruption vulnerability when reading XWD files (2873262f) · Commits · GNOME / GIMP · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.gnome.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Gimp memory corruption vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-1659-1: GIMP vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
openSUSE-SU-2013:0123-1: moderate: gimp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
openSUSE-SU-2012:1623-1: moderate: gimp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Security Advisory SA51528 - Ubuntu update for gimp - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Bug 687392 – Memory corruption vulnerability when reading XWD files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.gnome.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2012-5576 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
879302 – (CVE-2012-5576) CVE-2012-5576 gimp (XWD plug-in): Stack-based buffer overflow when loading XWD file MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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